Research institutes continue to advance their knowledge and understanding of the complex under water environment. Investigation on the movement on plankton and other organisms provide good understanding on how the population can be affected by number of factors such as light and turbulence. A second area of significant study is understanding of how fish, invertebrates and other organisms manage to move through this viscous environment.
The FireFLY laser has been used extensively in this application area and its flexibility in operation is one of the key reasons it is chosen by many. The instrument allows scientists to capture the highest quality of images required to understand the propulsion and hydrodynamic effect. The compact FireFLY unit means scientists can take the imaging system on research field trips to capture images. During the experimental process it is important the fish behave naturally, therefore using the 808nm wavelength FireFLY laser, this is achieved as the light is invisible to the test subject.
Published Research on Marine Life using a FireFLY laser